Commerce, Alberta

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Commerce
Coalgate (1912–1913)
Former village
Commerce is located in Alberta
Commerce
Commerce
Location of Commerce in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°55′01″N 112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W / 49.917; -112.939Coordinates: 49°55′01″N 112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W / 49.917; -112.939
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtLethbridge County
Founded[1]1912
Incorporated (village)[1]July 9, 1912
Name change[1]December 17, 1913
Dissolved[2]May 13, 1926
Government
 • Governing bodyCounty of Lethbridge Council
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Commerce is a former village in southern Alberta, Canada within Lethbridge County. It was located within township 9, range 22, west of the fourth meridian,[3] northwest of the City of Lethbridge between the Village of Nobleford and the Town of Picture Butte. It was known as the Village of Coalgate from 1912 to 1913.

History[]

Historical population estimates
YearPop.±%
1913 294—    
1914 425+44.6%
1915 300−29.4%
1916 250−16.7%
1917 300+20.0%
1918 300+0.0%
1919 400+33.3%
1920 450+12.5%
1921 375−16.7%
1924 100−73.3%
1925 50−50.0%
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] e-b698-6e837f815993/download/population1917.pdf [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

The community was founded in 1912 as a residential area for the Chinook coal mine northwest of Lethbridge.[1] It was incorporated as the Village of Coalgate on July 9, 1912. The village was renamed to Commerce on December 17, 1913 to reflect the name of its post office.[1] Its population in 1913 was 294,[4] and it reached a population of 360 in 1921.[3]

The Chinook coal mine closed on January 25, 1924,[1] and its population declined to an estimated 100 in 1924[5] and an estimated 50 in 1925.[6] The village subsequently dissolved on May 13, 1926.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "County Connection – County History Corner" (PDF). County of Lethbridge. Spring 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  2. ^ a b "The Alberta Gazette, 1926 (Volume 22) – Disorganization of the Village of Commerce". Government of Alberta. p. 348. Retrieved October 11, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Census of Canada, 1921. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1921.
  4. ^ "Population Data 1913" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1913. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  5. ^ "Population Data 1924" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1924. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  6. ^ "Population Data 1925" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1925. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
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